Online Programmer

Job Description

Ubisoft is a leading developer and publisher of video games worldwide whose brand portfolio covers blockbusters such as Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs, The Division, Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, Rayman, Just Dance as well as games for the whole family, from Imagine and Petz to Raving Rabbids. To continue building on its achievements for the future, Ubisoft is looking for new talent for its growing Indian studios!

We favor diversity, creativity, drive and team spirit. If you have the skills and the desire to succeed, we want you to be a part of this exciting period of growth.

To continue building on its achievements for the future, Ubisoft is looking for talented candidates for its growing Indian studios!

Job Description

Job Summary:

As an online programmer, you will be responsible for developing APIs for live/connected game and integrating them on client side. Job includes managing online gameplay lobby, multiplayer synchronization, game invites, online purchases and so on. You will be the person in charge of defining client-server communication, define game flow in case of communication failure, handle success cases, etc. Your day-to-day responsibilities include fixing issues in client-server communication in game, develop new connected/live game features.

Ability to work independently is must. You will be also responsible to maintain required documentation about your/teams work. Collaboration is essential part of your job you will need to maintain required communication with stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities:
• Define, Plan and implement(Code) framework / programming solutions for online features.
• Establish responsible deadlines and personal work plans and manage time effectively.
• Follow and enhance existing development processes.
• Debug and fix issues in existing code base.
• Collaborate with required stakeholders
• Participate in code reviews, peer programming to increase code quality

Qualifications

The professional values you bring:
• 3+ years of experience with backend / full stack programming.
• Strong Proficiency in working with Linux/Bash Environment.
• Strong Knowledge of Node.JS and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of python is a big plus.
• Proficiency in developing Rest APIs that are consumed by game features.
• Excellent understanding of Client-Server Architecture, debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of multi-threaded principles/ Async function calls.
• Knowledge of networking protocols is a must.
• Knowledge of low-level system architecture.
• Knowledge of software development environments and associated tools. (i.e. Visual Studio, Perforce, JIRA, Git)
• Experience of writing and maintaining Server-Side APIs for 1 game on App store/First party.

Soft Skills:
• Curious and eager to learn
• Systems thinking mindset
• Initiative: we love getting interesting technical proposals.
• Great at communication – when in doubt, communicates more.

Nice to have:
• Programming skills in C# .Net.
• Experience with any commercial game engine (such as Unity 3D, Unreal).
• Knowledge of Kubernetes is a plus.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rebmb2-3-136-154-103-42 in your application.